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A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… 5.2.4 Standards and Criteria to be Applied to Decision-making … 57 Box 24. Legally-backed Criteria to Guide Decision-making – New Zealand Environmental Risk Management … introduction and mitigation of impacts of alien species (Decision IV/1). The Interim Guiding Principles for the …
The Green Customs Guide to Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… a State has the information it needs to make an informed decision about permitting an import, export or transit … by national legislation (9) If applicable under the OECD Decision OVERVIEW OF THE TREATIES IN THE GREEN CUSTOMS … that State having an opportunity to make an informed decision as to whether it wishes to permit the entry of such …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… and spiritual—cannot be overestimated. Nearly every decision we make is directly linked to the use and … university professors and students, as well as policy and decision makers. It is a very timely and useful resource to … is treated. Through technical and policy support it helps decision-makers improve the way policies work. Through …
Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report
… in December 2010, the Conference of the Parties adopted a decision quoting the statements in Human Rights Council … of the population that are already vulnerable. The decision stated that “Parties should, in all climate change related actions, fully respect human rights” (decision 1/CP.16, para. 8, FCCC/CP/2010/7/Add.1). 13. Since …
Introductory presentation to the SEA Protocol
… is not mandatory. SEA is undertaken much earlier in the decision-making process than EIA, and it is therefore seen as … of possible environmental impact right from the start in decision-making— developing a more sustainable transport … provides for extensive public participation in government decision-making in numerous development sectors, from …
Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… mercury in the environment was a key reason for taking the decision that global action to address the problem of mercury … of the Governing Council in 2005 and in 2007. In the decision of 2007, the Governing Council concluded that the … effects on human health and the environment, Recalling decision 25/5 of 20 February 2009 of the Governing Council of …
The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… near universal participation (193 Parties). 3. CBD COP 10, Decision X/2, Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011/2020. For … workshops have described more than 300 EBSAs. 63. CBD Decision XI/18 on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, 5 December … session, 11-22 March 1974, United Nations, New York, Decision 8(II). 75. Convention for the Protection of the …
Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management
… increased size of MPAs 6 Table 5 Key considerations for decision-makers and managers 9 Table 6 Protected area … teams in mind, as well as elected officials, government decision makers, and Indigenous peoples and local communities … provide citizens, planners, emergency managers and other decision makers with reliable information whenever needed. …
Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation
… or scientific justification shall underlie domestic decision-making regarding the import and use of plants, … scientific advice into all levels of policy, planning and decision-making; • technical support of stakeholders across … (art. 9.2(c)). The importing state shall make a decision on the importation within a prescribed time frame …